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"Row 24"
Wheels up in Moline, headed for DC over 100 men seated on board
The pilot was the son of a hero Who sat in row 24 He had a cane in his lap,
a flag in his hand He’d waited a long time for this
They decided the cancer had got pretty bad And moved his name up the list
(Chorus) they didn’t know how it’d feel To see it in stone
hear a thanks they never had, when those soldiers came home
shed a tear for their brothers At the Tomb of the Unknown
So long after… the war
It feels like yesterday or a lifetime ago There’s nights it still keeps him awake
And the things you can’t unsee Are the things you don’t say
They make you feel alone But the young man beside him was a veteran too Assigned to row 24, they told stories about Normandy and Desert Storm
(Chorus)
Touchdown in Moline, greeted by family And strangers lined out through the door A cardboard sign said “welcome home” To a changed man… from row 24
Between Heaven & a Watering Hole (Track 1- Legions & Legends)
There is a bar in Alzada, Montana, dollar bills line the ceiling
and saw dust fills the floor, a bathroom of Playboys, a corner pay phone
it's somewhere between heaven and a watering hole
Southeast of Rapid, where we got tattoos, there's a little dive bar
called the Horseshoe, and there's a buffalo skull holding bras on the wall
it's somewhere between heaven and a watering hole
(Chorus) When you look around, you won't know what year it is
and after an hour you'll wonder what number drink is this, you'll learn life
from the barkeep, who's seen better days, she'll ask where you came from
you'll say its kinda like this place, it's somewhere
between heaven and a watering hole
You open the door to the regulars, having lunch like the last 30 years
& God willing they will for at least 20 more... as they're waiting on
heaven in a watering hole
(Chorus)
Ex-Lover (Track 2- Legions & Legends)
You already ruined it, broke his heart and were through with it
You fooled him once and shame on you, you fool him now and shame on me
But I can't keep quiet...
Listen here ex-lover, in a town this small, we can't act like we don't know
You're where it all went wrong, and somehow you still carry
His last name like a prize, shit's gonna get awkward when we look like
sister wives... but you're the
(Chours) Ex, Ex, Ex, Ex-lover (3x)
Listen here ex-lover, co-parent, not co-owner, check your own damn oil
And leave my man alone... you think you're clever raising pawns in a game
What you like stays the same, take control, throw the blame, not your world
it's not the same... you're the
(Chorus)
Listen here ex-lover, there's life after divorce, I kinda liked it for you
but you seem miserable... being the
(Chorus)
Work Can Wait (Track 3- Legions & Legends)
Midwest morning on the Riverboat Twilight, best bloody Mary's
between the banks of the Mississippi River, out floatin', not worried
about anything but killin' time. They ask if we want another,
who cares we ain't drivin', whiskey on the water, cheers to LeClaire
and Port Byron, if we tip the pilot, think he'll drop us off in New Orleans?
(Chorus) When trying to make a dollar takes everything you got
Love's a little harder, but the best part, work can wait
There's a fire in your smile that for so long looked like embers
Roll up to the dock, steppin' off, like a new adventure's
Waiting there for us, rushin' home like it's a hideaway
(Chorus)
You're a wanted man, but I know what you need
Hang a poster on a bedpost and see where it leads
(Chorus)
Drinking Again (Track 4- Legions & Legends)
There's a monster in my bed, his pretty blue eyes have faded to red
and we can't take back any words that we said, so we'll wait til the morning
I could break through, you could leave, I'll cuss where you came from
you'll fall back asleep, and I should know better, but temper's a thief
(Chorus) I feel empty, I feel weak, breaking a cycle that's generations
deep, we're fighting our bloodlines, and scraping our knees
I beg you to forgive what I know we'll repeat, when we're tired of fighting
and drinking again
It's a pattern, it's a curse, written in bone, only quenched by the thirst
What's never enough will take all that is yours, when we're tired of fighting
and drinking again
(Chorus) When we're tired of fighting... and drinking again
Dixon Legion (Track 5- Legions & Legends)
We stopped in at a quarter to ten for the infamous just one
And by the looks of it, half the town had been there since lunch
Two sober blondes walk into a bar, you'd think one of us would've saw
it coming... mmmm...
There's a kid we went to high school with and a couple old farmers
A lady truck driver who chases truth with tequila
We all became fast friends and closer her down at 1am
With a $10 bar tab at the Dixon Legion
(Chorus) This ain't our town, but these sure are our people
We're on the wrong side of the county, but they made us feel at home
Just me and my best friend stumblin' out at 1am with a $10 bar tab
at the Dixon Legion
Not sure what we were running from but it caught us by morning
A headache and some memories flood back into focus
She made out with the bartender, not sure if I feel proud of ashamed
But there's $10 to blame
(Chorus)
We may never go back again and keep our reputations
I guess they don't see too many of our kind, on a Tuesday night
Just me and my best friend stumblin' out at 1am with a $10 bar tab...
At the Dixon Legion
Fill His Boots (Track 6- Legions & Legends)
Staring at a piece of paper, wondering what to say to you
We ain't talking, we ain't listening, tired of fighting nail and tooth
Maybe it ain't just isn't in you, after everything you've seen
my God, I can hardly blame you, living life dragging your feet
(Chorus) Sitting here dreaming about a ring and a baby
And a table to fill up a dining room, and you're gone again
feeling guilty, feeling angry, stepping up one more time
to fill his boots
We could spend our 50 years, prove our worth by doing favors
Worried about what they think and what they say
But I hope you learn to fight for the life that you've been given
Know you're more than what needs done and who needs saved
(Chorus)
And I wonder if I'll ever get to see you break the cycle
But it's hard to walk away when you've got footsteps to follow
Sitting here dreaming about a ring and a baby and a table
to fill up a dining room, maybe its selfish but I remember a time when
that's what you wanted too... wanted too
Men & Women (Track 8- Men & Women)
He's upstairs with a magazine, and we ain't talking Field & Stream
Hunting for a little piece of mind, they've been married 17 years
She avoids him like she does the mirror, and pours another bandaid over ice
(Chorus) If anybody asks it's as good as it gets, he makes dollars
she makes sense of it all with her mama, talking on the phone
Sees where everyone else went wrong, then he'll offer to pick up
Shifts, and she'll swear its the last of the shit she'll put up with
And that's the difference... between men & women
They still chase how they used to feel, holding on that time will heal
The cards were dealt and they're easy to fight over
He'll say he just needs some space, she'll break down then save some face
God forbid they know you're only human
(Chorus)
And that's the difference... between waking up alone or a kiss goodnight
What you should've said... didn't come out right
To give it all up or give it another try
(Chorus)
Legacy (Track 8- Legions & Legends)
A Cadillac and cigarettes headed out to visit, the old man they belonged to
He sets one on his headstone, pours a beer over the grass
That hasn't had the chance to grow back
(Chorus) We all make scars just to watch them bleed
Branded on our hearts like the ground beneath our feet
We hate this place, but we will never leave, they built us a legacy
You drove home past the high school where your last name always saved you
Turned from trouble to a good man, and on the day we laid him down
We had to feed the whole damn town, everybody felt like his best friend
(Chorus)
Muddy Water (Track 9- Legions & Legends)
You said, "I'm drowning", I said, "Then stand", you said "I'm outta here"
and I said "when?", like your buckle on a bed post, you're just hanging around
ain't a goddamn prize left to be won in this town
and it feels deep, when the roots get tangled
and you can't sleep, trying to keep a dream alive, look around,
what's pulling you under, will bury you alive
(Chorus) they muddy the water, to make it feel deep
They muddy the water, so you don't leave
I hope you know what's good for you, and go it alone, we can laugh at
The reflection when the dust settles, the best you'll be ain't just what's been
When you get home it'll all make sense, you're bigger than a small town reputation
(Chorus)
When you feel resistance, start to dig, it's just a season and you're planting seeds
Soon you'll learn how the lotus grew to float, effortlessly
(Chorus)
You said, "I'm drowning", I said, "then stand", you said "I'm outta here"
And I said, "When?"
Brother (Track 10- Legions & Legends)
There's a ghost in this house, he looks a lot like a little kid, a lot like me
We used to run, used to scream, used to hide, used to seek
For a way out, I guess we just got older
(Chorus) It didn't have to be this way, it didn't have to be this way
Brother
I saw the pain on your face, there wasn't a damn thing more we could do
You lost your way, you lost your fight, found your wings, saw the light
Right before our mother got to you
(Chorus) 2x
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CONSEQUENCE (Title track "Consequence")
There’s ash marks on the front porch step | between the whiskey & cigarettes, I may burn the place down yet | he borrowed my truck and stole my horse, the son of a bitch must want a divorce | when I showed up they’d last seen him with her
So I got back on the highway, headed one road south | sure enough my mare’s tied at the trailer, with his boots outside her house
(Chorus) Annie Oakley always said, “don’t be afraid to love a man, but don’t be afraid to shoot one either” | it feels like a waste of a ten cent bullet, but I’m more of a waste of a damn good woman | with his gun it’ll look like an accident, actions come with consequence
This sleepy town sure gets around, and even if she leaves him now, there’s a dozen more to take her place | I’ve caught him slipping off that ring, inside the pocket of his jeans, lies our not so happy ending | (Chorus)
Should I tell him to go to hell or just go home? | But my finger on the trigger gives me say on where he goes | (Chorus)
DIRTY HABITS (Track 3 "Consequence")
You drive too fast on gravel roads, to see rock fly out your back window | going nowhere with no time constraint, you’ll blow the speakers before you tap those brakes
You’ve got a dirty mouth & a filthy mind, but God knows your heart is gold | you’ll leave me here looking out, for that gypsy heart of yours
You smoke, you drink, you love, you leave | move faster than the sun, if you go, I’ll go | If you promise me, someday our time will come
(Pre-chorus) (Chorus)
Love’s the last thing on your mind, but I hope to change that with time | you’re hard to learn, hard to lose, got a lot of dirty habits | I think mine could be you
(Chorus)
WISH IT WAS YOU (Track 4 "Consequence")
You weren't the kind to quit or walk away, now all they can say is, "what a damn shame" | but I know there's more to you than what you left here, its still so clear
(Chorus) Like your boot steps on the hardwood, ole Boot Strap's still around | little echoes in the silence, I know you’re up there looking down, and I hear your name when the crowds cry out | the boys open the chute, and I wish it was you, I wish it was you
Its a long way to Vegas from Nicola Valley, you know you made your mama and daddy so proud | but there are demons tougher than any bull, you know you put on quite the show | in & outside of that arena
(Chorus) Here we are gathered in your name those you loved, the lives you've changed that gold buckle on your best friend's jeans your diamond promise to your pretty little thing pieces of you, but pieces just the same
(Chorus)
AMONG THE WILLOWS (Track 5 "Consequence")
Martin left Missouri for the rush in Cheyenne, Andy knew the fortune of a whiskey drinking man | They bought themselves a dancehall with some money that they stole, but tempers tend to flare when the liquor starts to flow | Andy pulls a pistol, backed Martin outside, said if I see you again, it won't be alive, but as one gun was lowered, another one was drawn, and Martin got revenge in five shots
(Chorus) Among the willows with blood on his hands, the vigilantes made their plan, he'll pay the price, trade his sentence for a life | 'til he's laid low, among the willows
Six men on the jury & each found him guilty, to be jailed the next morning, he drank til the dawn | he was told there was a friend outside, he was pistol whipped and taken alive
(Chorus)
Twice up a tree just to drag him once more, what would be his last dance on earth | he fell victim to the vigilantes, first to hang in Wyoming | the lawn came but ended their search, with a man who's feet barely touched the dirt
(Chorus)
WISHING WELL (Track 6 "Consequence")
My last name isn't famous for the cows or corn it raises, I grew up with neighbors on each side | but I've got pride for my country, a cowboy who loves me, I took time to learn his way of life | maybe I was born the wrong place, the wrong time, I don't fit the mold but I don't feel its right
(Chorus) To be underestimated, overlooked, and calculated as a risk they won't take, they'll say you're doing fine kid, never stop trying, but from what I can tell | I've been tossing pennies in an empty wishing well
The machine likes to take in high dollar fabrication, pretty words with shallow truths | What happened to the grit? Hard times ain't hard when, your daddy can buy your way out of them | They say the cowboy's a dying breed, but miss all the ones trying not to be
(Chorus)
Maybe I was born the wrong place, the wrong time | I'll be damned if I don't even try
(Chorus)
TEXAS & TENNESSEE (Track 7 "Consequence")
They've both got dreams too big for this town, just starting out, trying to make a name for themselves | being pulled different ways, swore that things would never change, but they're changing now | They've been running side by side, parallel like headlights, but they hit a crossroads tonight
(Chorus) At the red light in that one-stop town, they could never look back or turn around | his blue eyes see a memory he swore he'd never leave, now he's headed southbound- she's headed eastbound, to Texas & Tennessee
Over his shoulder in the back he's got a suitcase she swore to help unpack, but those city lights called her name | the only dream she couldn't shake, and he wouldn't dare take that | in one last attempt she said, "come with me", but that big sky was calling and he was going
(Chorus)
He said, "Baby, there's no Texas without Tennessee, and home is wherever you will be."
HOUSEWIFE (Track 8 "Consequence")
It ain't my job to make you feel more than what we both know you are, it ain't my fault that you feel comfortable where you shouldn't have been to start | I won't choose words carefully to not step on toes that trespassed my boundaries, you were out of line, now its my turn to speak my mind
(Chorus) ain't even dust on the paper with your new last name, poor boy must not listen cause they say, no matter what you try | you can't make a whore into a housewife
It ain't my business to judge your intention, but I'll call a spade a spade | you know I'd never say two words if you hadn't went & shown your face | I'm a firm believer that trash belongs out by the driveway
(Chorus)
Now, skank is a stain that you can't wipe off, just cause you're what everybody's had doesn't mean you're what anybody wants | I'm all about supporting other women, I just believe that the homewreckers should stay home
HOME (Track 10 "Consequence")
I got a tongue like a rattlesnake, but at least he'd warn ya | words sharp as barbed wire, leave venom in your veins, I've seen you run and I can't blame ya, you were drawn to the rose, but pushed by the thorns
(Chorus) I don't know what souls are made of, but I swore I thought I recognized, the hard-worn trail living in your eyes | like a call across the prairie, your love's a lantern in the front window, always feels like home, home, home
We shine, its like a constellation, it could be coincidence, but its better if we don't make sense of it | seasons change like a soundtrack, we shed the skin the the past, cause you and I are built like that, we're built like that
(Chorus)
Like an old photograph, you capture me and take me back, hanging pretty in the frame, better days ain't far away
(Chorus)